The Tailgate Archive: NBAtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2014:/tailgate/11362008-07-23T18:01:21ZBy Ryan WhiteMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceJosh Childress is a gyro in Greecetag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.12096842008-07-23T18:01:21Z2008-07-23T18:30:41ZJosh Childress is going to Greece. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that he signed a deal worth far more than the $20 million that's been reported. ESPN.com's story says the deal is worth $20 million after taxes. Everyone agrees it's worth...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
Josh Childress is going to Greece. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that he signed a deal worth far more than the $20 million that's been reported. ESPN.com's story says the deal is worth $20 million after taxes. Everyone agrees it's worth...
I will not fix games! Sir! Yes, sir!tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.11384702008-07-01T17:43:43Z2008-07-01T17:48:17ZWhile the rest of the league gets down to the business of free agency, David Stern's tidying up the ol' home and fixing the officiating issues that have plagued the league. Ronald L. Johnson, a two-star general who recently retired...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
While the rest of the league gets down to the business of free agency, David Stern's tidying up the ol' home and fixing the officiating issues that have plagued the league. Ronald L. Johnson, a two-star general who recently retired...
Badges? Shaq doesn't need any stinking badges.tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.11191282008-06-25T19:49:00Z2008-06-25T20:02:16ZShaquille O'Neal's appreciation of law enforcement is well covered. The guy's got more badges than Elvis. He's going to lose two of them, however. Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is excellent at getting his name in print and his...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
Shaquille O'Neal's appreciation of law enforcement is well covered. The guy's got more badges than Elvis. He's going to lose two of them, however. Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is excellent at getting his name in print and his...
Caption Contest! (What's Clay Bennett thinking?)tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.10927862008-06-17T21:32:34Z2008-06-17T21:35:22ZThis is Clay Bennett, a man who can absorb $65 million in losses. He looks ... angry. What do you think's going on in that head? The best answer gets blog bling. Associated Press...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
This is Clay Bennett, a man who can absorb $65 million in losses. He looks ... angry. What do you think's going on in that head? The best answer gets blog bling. Associated Press...
Clay Bennett is wealthytag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.10921282008-06-17T18:57:30Z2008-06-17T19:17:31ZChris Rock once explained the difference between being rich and being wealthy (link ain't safe for work, unless everyone at work swears -- a lot). "Shaq is rich," Rock said. "The white man who signs his check is wealthy." That's...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
Chris Rock once explained the difference between being rich and being wealthy (link ain't safe for work, unless everyone at work swears -- a lot). "Shaq is rich," Rock said. "The white man who signs his check is wealthy." That's...
Here's a cheery thought about an hour before Game 3tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.10692622008-06-10T23:51:36Z2008-06-10T23:57:39ZTim Donaghy's defense team alleges other refs were involved in fixing playoff games. Think the NBA will orchestrate a Celtics sweep to prove to everyone they're not fixing games, because if they were fixing games, they'd make sure the series...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
Tim Donaghy's defense team alleges other refs were involved in fixing playoff games. Think the NBA will orchestrate a Celtics sweep to prove to everyone they're not fixing games, because if they were fixing games, they'd make sure the series...
Talk to me: The NBA Finalstag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.10683702008-06-10T20:16:50Z2008-06-10T20:23:20ZTopic: The much-hyped NBA Finals. Question: What do you think? Here's what I think: I can't say I've been bored by the first two games, but I've not been thrilled, either. It's like Paul Pierce's injury in Game 1 sucked...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
Topic: The much-hyped NBA Finals. Question: What do you think? Here's what I think: I can't say I've been bored by the first two games, but I've not been thrilled, either. It's like Paul Pierce's injury in Game 1 sucked...
There can be only one ... possible application for thistag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.10643002008-06-09T21:37:38Z2008-06-09T21:56:06Zthesmokinggun.com Over at NBA.com, they've set up much of what you'd need to make your own split-screen thingamabob. Much of what you'd need, but not all of it. They're short on technical expertise, because I haven't been able to pull...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
thesmokinggun.com Over at NBA.com, they've set up much of what you'd need to make your own split-screen thingamabob. Much of what you'd need, but not all of it. They're short on technical expertise, because I haven't been able to pull...
Are you ready for some Lakers-Celtics?tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.10398792008-06-02T18:07:13Z2008-06-02T18:52:38ZWe're going to hear a lot about this NBA Finals series, maybe more than usual, because so many of the folks typing and talking remember fondly those NBA Finals of their youth. I'm not sure I'd ever listened to one...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
We're going to hear a lot about this NBA Finals series, maybe more than usual, because so many of the folks typing and talking remember fondly those NBA Finals of their youth. I'm not sure I'd ever listened to one...
Was it a foul? Part IItag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.10261622008-05-28T21:16:25Z2008-05-28T22:03:20ZWas it a foul? Ernie Johnson turns to Charles Barkley to ask the question. I turn to Bill Hatcher, managing partner of A to Z Wineworks. Why? Because I like wine, and chatting hoops with the managing partner of a...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
Was it a foul? Ernie Johnson turns to Charles Barkley to ask the question. I turn to Bill Hatcher, managing partner of A to Z Wineworks. Why? Because I like wine, and chatting hoops with the managing partner of a...
Conspiracy theories are funtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.10209012008-05-27T20:26:55Z2008-05-27T21:34:36ZDeadspin's got a photo of a rack full of Boston Celtics T-shirts for sale at the ESPN store at Disney World in Orlando. That's not too strange. However, that they're T-shirts celebrating Boston's Eastern Conference finals victory, well, that's a...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
Deadspin's got a photo of a rack full of Boston Celtics T-shirts for sale at the ESPN store at Disney World in Orlando. That's not too strange. However, that they're T-shirts celebrating Boston's Eastern Conference finals victory, well, that's a...
Happy Birthday Draft Kevin Duranttag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.10036942008-05-21T20:08:31Z2008-05-21T20:23:03ZJstewfan had made a great point in this morning's Run Around. Is it just me or is the NBA lottery the weirdest event in sports? I mean where else can we assemble Larry Bird, some soccer mom from Sacramento, Jay-Z,...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
Jstewfan had made a great point in this morning's Run Around. Is it just me or is the NBA lottery the weirdest event in sports? I mean where else can we assemble Larry Bird, some soccer mom from Sacramento, Jay-Z,...
Charles might want to add David Roger to his Fav Fivetag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.9993152008-05-20T18:30:47Z2008-05-20T18:32:50ZI'm sure there's a $400,000 check in the mail. LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada prosecutor and a Las Vegas Strip casino say Charles Barkley hasn't settled his $400,000 gambling debt, despite what he said on television. Officials with the...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
I'm sure there's a $400,000 check in the mail. LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada prosecutor and a Las Vegas Strip casino say Charles Barkley hasn't settled his $400,000 gambling debt, despite what he said on television. Officials with the...
A list so long you probably know someone on ittag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.9401832008-05-01T21:09:27Z2008-05-01T21:15:52ZI'm really bad at math, but I'm going to try and do some here. The Blazers just forwarded along the full list of players who have filed for early entry into the NBA. I'm not quite sure how it's early,...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
I'm really bad at math, but I'm going to try and do some here. The Blazers just forwarded along the full list of players who have filed for early entry into the NBA. I'm not quite sure how it's early,...
I guess it's a matter of perspectivetag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.9299392008-04-28T20:26:51Z2008-04-28T20:36:27ZDisclaimer: As this post pertains to the NBA, I've used the NBA tag. That means it will flow to the Trail Blazers page. There is no Trail Blazers content. Don't yell at me. Now then ... Dallas is down 3-1...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
Disclaimer: As this post pertains to the NBA, I've used the NBA tag. That means it will flow to the Trail Blazers page. There is no Trail Blazers content. Don't yell at me. Now then ... Dallas is down 3-1...
What good is being rich if ...tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.8809512008-04-14T20:03:31Z2008-04-14T20:15:48ZI'm not rich. Likely, neither are you. Most of us aren't. If we're lucky, we pay our bills, stuff a little away under the matress and ogle the iProducts, but don't buy. Last night, I drove myself to the grocery...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
I'm not rich. Likely, neither are you. Most of us aren't. If we're lucky, we pay our bills, stuff a little away under the matress and ogle the iProducts, but don't buy. Last night, I drove myself to the grocery...
Donnie Walsh, the keys to the broken down, wrecked, disaster of a franchise are all yourstag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.8483622008-04-02T19:06:55Z2008-04-02T19:22:22ZDonnie Walsh, now of the New York Knicks, is going to have to figure out what to do with Isiah Thomas. Count me to the chorus of people who think Thomas should keep his job. Not because he's good at...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
Donnie Walsh, now of the New York Knicks, is going to have to figure out what to do with Isiah Thomas. Count me to the chorus of people who think Thomas should keep his job. Not because he's good at...
Ime Udoka might be a ninjatag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.8338062008-03-27T18:19:22Z2008-03-27T18:40:56ZNBA.com Jim sends along this link to a story related on HoopsHype about Ime Udoka, who might be like Chuck Norris, Jet Li and Jackie Chan crammed into a small forward's body. The incident in question happened in 2005. Here's...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
NBA.com Jim sends along this link to a story related on HoopsHype about Ime Udoka, who might be like Chuck Norris, Jet Li and Jackie Chan crammed into a small forward's body. The incident in question happened in 2005. Here's...
If not the Sonics, what?tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.8277722008-03-25T18:14:05Z2008-03-25T18:22:20ZThis guy's big in Oklahoma City? The Tobys? The Big Dog Daddies? Yes. The Oklahoma City Big Dog Daddies. Sounds like it was a pretty ugly game up in Seattle last night. I missed it. Opted for I Am Legend...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
This guy's big in Oklahoma City? The Tobys? The Big Dog Daddies? Yes. The Oklahoma City Big Dog Daddies. Sounds like it was a pretty ugly game up in Seattle last night. I missed it. Opted for I Am Legend...
Shaquille O'Neal's brain, an appreciationtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/tailgate//1136.7751192008-03-04T19:18:57Z2008-03-04T19:41:20Z But I want this Shaquille O'Neal deal to work out for the Suns. I want Shaq to be good. Because a successful, good Shaq is a happy Shaq. And a happy Shaq is a quotable Shaq. Of course, an...Ryan White, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwhite/index.html
But I want this Shaquille O'Neal deal to work out for the Suns. I want Shaq to be good. Because a successful, good Shaq is a happy Shaq. And a happy Shaq is a quotable Shaq. Of course, an...